Insights into the SARS-CoV2 Outbreak; the Great Global Challenge: A Mini Review

authors:

avatar Dr Behzad Pourhossain 1 , * , avatar Ali Dabbagh ORCID 2 , avatar Maryam Fazeli 3

Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Anesthesiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Virology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

how to cite: Pourhossain D B, Dabbagh A, Fazeli M. Insights into the SARS-CoV2 Outbreak; the Great Global Challenge: A Mini Review. J Cell Mol Anesth. 2020;5(1):e149605. https://doi.org/10.22037/jcma.v5i1.29718.

Abstract

The emergence of COVID-19 outbreak caused by a novel?coronavirus,?was?reported?in Wuhan, Hubei, China in?December?2019,?and it spread rapidly across the world, resulting in the World Health Organization announcing a global health emergency on 30 January 2020. The first death caused by it in Iran was reported in February 2020 and spread rapidly across the country. The novel virus responsible for sever complications even death in all age groups, especially in older adults and people?of any age who have serious?underlying?medical?conditions. Researchers around?the?world are studying to identify the novel virus, SARS-CoV2, with the aim of preventing its dissemination?and?to?reduce its complications. Here, we discuss the available information regarding the SARS-CoV2 Outbreak and disease caused as a mini-review.